Box-making machine



July 3, 1923@ 1,460,693

' J. ALBRECHT v Box MAKING IVIACHINEv Filed-Feb. 20. 1922 '7 Sheets-Shen??l l ATTORNEYS.

July 3, 1923. y

. J. ALBRECHTJ BOX MAKING MACHINE Filed Feb. 2o. y1922 fig. Z.-

'7 Sheets-Sheet 2 l JNVENTOR.

July 3, 1923. l

l Y J. ALBRECHT Box MAKING MACHINE Filed Feb. 2O 1922 7 Sheets-Sheet 5 July 3, 1923. 1,460,693

` y J. ALBREcH-ry B0X MAKING MACHINE Filed Feb. 2o. 1922 7 sheets-sheet 4 INVENTOR,

July 3, 1923.k

Filed Feb. 2o. '7 sheets-sheet 5 1,460,693 J. ALBRECHT BOX MAKING vMACHINE July 3, 1923@ Filed Feb. 20. 1922 7 Sheets-Sheet 6 I N VEN TOR.

ATTORNEYJ July-3, i923. 1,460,693 J. ALBRECHT BOX MAKING MACHINE Filed Feb. 2O s 1922 7 Sheets-Sheet 7 'BMJ l A ATTORNEYS.

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Petented July 19.223;vv i

To @ZZ whom it may coin-06% lisation.

iii"gidiiiiwirigs;l Which @rempart of tliisspeci-- bei( inakiiig" iiiachiiies Az iiid `more espefciall 1 ziiidftlieieiifter hailing," orlotneru'i'se seculi-y ieiiblemteril, su-ch' als Veneei or relatively4 thin Wood isf cui'yed or beiit arouiid the said'vv bottonil or. top to which it is securedlas'leyl Ii'ziili'iig". "A further objectl ofthe` iiiveiitioi'i is :to piovideia machiner which "will be's'ubstanti'ally 'automatic iiiits opeiitioii7 "which will he i coiiipa-ra-twely iiieXpeiisive` to iiiiz'iiiu-l facture aindfwhicliwill be more leiiicientthaii those which' have' been .lieijeto'foie proposed.vv

With thesev and other objects/iii View, whichwill fappeaifasytlie description prof' ceeds',r the iii'veiitioii Consists iii lltliefiiofel deteilsl of colistifuctioiiiiid .co'u'ibiiiatioiis :ind

Lifter disclosed' and". particularly pointeduou inthecl'aims, e i.

:Referring "to the 'elc'c'ompziiiying"drawingsf iii `which like. ifefeifiice, characters desigiiaite ingtlije 'sidel portions @tothe said tops and ienlfgdselegofrhe'medhanism,@ne ui@ ifQiiuOii of the bei; hoi-dine'memb 3 loolziiigjili the diieotioiivoftheyzti? j Fig. 11' Sf a; detail, sectional" A inclusive, the-numeral 2O yidesig"'nete F ig. 6 "is atl fragmentaiiy to fragmentary vertical se gli f the miil leediiig lch Bg.- ,Sis e; horizontal setioiid View lheilig tefleii oiifthleillin intermittent feed d evicfe foi? tlwieblox l.holldliig I I Referring more 'espediallii I o lFi of cast '-iioii or otlieisuitable,cousl whichv fijaine isprovded with' the' u standards 2111i `which isjouiiialedfthe I'iiziinL poilveifzshgzi'ftQZ carrying' the dviiig `pullejfs 23 Whichli'eceive power from a'ii'y shaft 2 8 .carries afpaii loosely"ii N y ed in suitable bearings carried by the frame 20. The-said shaft 35 is'pro-vided atV one .7

end with a disk-member 36 rigidmtherewith andprovided with a plurality of projec' tions or prongs 37 which fare adapted to slightly penetrate the wood or other material from which thek boxes are being formed in order to'securely hold the same in place during the'cutting operation, all as will more fully-appearbelow `Thesaid shaft 35 is valso provided with 'a drumA or mandrel` 38 adjacent the saiddisk 436 and the said shaft togetherwith the said diskz Aand mandi'relis adapted to bemoved axially lin its bearings by means ofl the strap 39.

which is engaged by oneend 'of the lever 4Q,

' whichlever is'piv'oted as at'41 to a portion ,fof thefframe work and is connected' 'as` at 42 to a link 43 which in turn is connected -as Y at 44 to a treadle member 45 vprovided with a treadle 46,see 'F`igs. 1, 2 `and 3. The `said treadle member 45 is preferably pivotally i secured to they framework of the machine as "er 4.7, as'wiu be @leaf from Fig; and the said -members 43 and 45. thus constituteia'- toggle leverwhich, when the treadle 46 is depressed, 'will act through vthe vertically disposed `lever 4() 'to move the shaft 3 5 -in l aXial direction as will'be readily apparent.'

'Rigidly supported uponl the frame Daft 20" in anysuitable manner isv ahead 48'vr l which ysupports a companion disk member `49 which is in laxial alignment with the movable disk 36 'above described. rPhe said disk 49 is. adapted torotate around its anis but itis iXed'so far as axial'movement 1s c oncerned and it serves as an abutment against which thematerial to be `acted upon maybe held.' by the movable disk 36 as will presently appear. The said'head 48 'may be provided i extension 50 which is provided with suitable, guideways 51 in which' is slidably ymounted a slide member 52 provided with Vbearings 53 carrying a shaft 54 upon which L is mounted a pulley4 55 and a suitable circularjsa'w 56. `The vsaid saw 56 mayjbe of any desired construction but it is preferably cupped vor dished so that when it is brought -in contact with the' material asit is `held between the two disks' 36 andy 49 and the latter `are revolved, said saw willmake a clean cut to provide an accurate circular wooden disk to form the top o r'bottoni wall of the finished container. i The saw-carrying slide. 52.7is-adapted to ybe moved into andy out of' operative position.' b means. of the horizontally disposed lever 1 5l, pivotally secured as at ,.58 to a suitable'. part'of the frame and at 59 to the transverse push rod as is lbest shown in Figs. 4 and v8." Slaidrod 60 projects through' a 'portion offthe frame work v20.Y whichk serves'as a i guide and isprovided on.' its' other end with anroperating handle member'orarm 61, 'as 'will be clear'from the drawings.

:driven from the said v suitable manner.

. toggle.

' The nailing mechanism is indicated generally by the numeral 'G2/and lthe saidfnailing mechanism is mounted upon `a` slidable base 63, se'e Fig. 8which base is adapted to slide infsui'tablefways '64 provided inthe head above described. .Means for moving f y 'the' nailing mechanism into and out of operative-position are'pr'ovided comprising the handle which is rigidly secured .to a rock shaft 66 which carries a lever 67 yto which is pivota'lly connected asy at y68 the'link 69lwhichv link issuitably 'connected tothe portion 63 i y of th'e'nailin mechanism, as .will-beclea'r from Fig. 9. i t thereforey follows thatk when l the 'handle -member 65 is osci'llatedto` and" froV its motion will .be transmitted'through the parts just describedgto the base member The? nail driving 'mechanism` `may, .be "of any' vsuitable orjdesiredtype and l that here' i i 63 whichfcarries'the nailingmechanism and *i the ylatter `will be moved along itl wafys64y into or out oftheoperative nailingpositionj Showl-OUSDO Special .part "ofthe'present Y' under the influenceof the" oscillating-mem?y ber 71 'which may' be'dr'iven in any-desired ma'nnerffrom the power shaftt 22,"'t feed nailsfor other suitable fastening'members ,i into and. through the nailfchute' from 'whence they. pass beneath a reciprocating, driver or hammer 73 Awhich is'v suitably act invention, but it is specifically described and `i n .i f r claimed vin my co-pending` application 'Se-1 rial'No. 496,468. lt'may be here stated how, vever thatthe saidnmechanism, comprises feedfniemberl or' `hopper 7() whichv lis"- vadapted uated by'y means lof'a connecting vrod 74,`

A suitable supporting ed just below `the disk member 49 for the' vpurposeof supporting the'disk making mapowery shaft 105 in any lever 75 is "previa-5 IUS teria-l. before it is clampedbetween'the hold# ing members 36 and 49 and the said lever 75. asbest shown in Figs. `1 Aand 311g "p''y.

oted tothe base of the frame 20A and 'con-r nected by'means cfa-cable or4 chain 7,6{pass-f f ing over a pulley 77 tothe l pivot@ Whiup, connects the links;j43 and .45 of the treadle It thus results that whenever the said treadle `is depressed tomoye the shaft.

35 in an 'axial direction .to cause the holding members 36and 49 toggripa vpiece'ofzwood vwhich has been placed` in=position therebetween vthat. as soon the 'said' wood ,is

ygripped by the said members the support 7 upon which it has been resting will be with? drawn to one yside ywh-ireupon the said wood j f or other material maybe rotated and actedf` I as .Y follows z memes; i

vupon the; supporting' lever 75. lfoot of? the operator isthen pressed''uponthetreadle 46 which is depressed therebytoflocking position with the shouldered locking memfber 46- andfmoving the vshaft" 3 5 ,in 4an axial direction through -the medium of Vthe conneetions.40,43-and45 andeausing the plate' or disk'36 toy engage lthe said ymaterial `80 and the prongs''?v which are carried bythe 104'- saididisk 36 to slightly penetrat'e'the same.

Ars the'material 80 is firmly gripped between',v the two niembers and 49 the pivot 44'-.of' the treadletoggle has Reached a. polnt where it causes the' slack' in the cable. or

parts'v are `in thel operation. l rliher said; sawing' operationv 1s' accomplished by' the operator` pushing in upon'pv the'handle-Gl ofthegpushirodfGO'which 'rmol -shownl in'lFigsfflO; Whennitiisl desired?,ltodf i4,v

y tionis transmitted `to the horizontal lever 5T and from it to thev saw carrying slide` `member v 52 which; moves the 'saw-156i into Contact 'withx they material Lheld between the disks-36 and'49. The said sawisbeing'- rapidly revolvedfb'yimeans` oli a belt, not shown, which engages the-pulleyf- 55 f carried` H y .'lbysthe saw shaft54;.and thedisk members 36 and .49 togetherwith'the material 80'f'rm-- lvl-held` between themzarev .also revolved'` about the axis-of tlfel shaftS "as follows:

is transmitted/by@ meansiof ythe sprocket chain 26 to the sprocket wheel .2 7 and shaft 28-upon which the saidlwheel `27 Sismounted.` Saidvshaft 28, as 'was `above described, hasl 40%' looselymounted upon/rit.- ajpair` of bevel pin-i l ions 29an'd 3U-and thesaid pinionf 29 is panion' teeth 84 carried'fbyia clutch` member mandrelzi381 as :was above edisclosedl: i, j' 65'@ Theh Pants, @rei-S0 desgnedffthatffup-eny the automatically#ldiseirgaggfethl 85 :spl ined to the'saidlshaft128A and' Vadapted `to be moved y longitudinallyl thereof. byv I means. of the"controlling'gban 86 which-v is.v actuatedlby `means of a lever `87 fpivotecllas@A at,88 rtovso'me convenienty point of' the frames* 38;iszmoved.;adjacentvthe dfiisl' vS-1nd provided with an operating handlev handlef 865.' lVllrilerrjthus arranged; stripi mai. terialof suitabl'e'fwidthfs introducedint' Such: 110,- sitionf y that the clutch-teethy 83 and 84 areV engaged, thefpower which has L 'reached :therv *Shaft 2S". will". be transmitte`d therefrom l tof the clutch L member 85 thence f through'V the clutch ,teeth 84"-and 83 to theb'eve'le'd pinion.,A` 29;rom lwhence lit reaches the `beveled*gear.1 3 1 i which meshes with the-said fpinion'g. andff @0f-which isfcarried b vf-theshaft lSEZ-.f` From the shaft .,327 thepower is,transmitted]through-s the ``spur. gears andv 34,430- vchess/haft 35.@v whichlca-rries A:they disle 36m-nd the `druml r-for l: 'sha-i135; landitheiholdigffmembers36@an y v Qyca'rI-ying'athefssaidf disl 805l are i'ntlermiftv' 1mi f r961i-nZ 'Fig'.` 2, whereupon the''handlei which;v leveris fpivotallyl connected Veasfat'. 194e.

scribed: The seria lever 9,3 ie'pmyidedl with e0' a handle gor.x gripf memberl `95 xbyn, mean'sf-of. i ,f which itfmay be readily .swungi around its" outsof registeren engagement fwith? the' notchff; 100@ 'forcethe 'saidi'l'everfto theleft as? seen.1 ,provided with suitable, clutchteethf'adapt?.

edto be engagedand disengaged.' by com-xthe machine 'as in'dibate'd'V byqthefidottedfli tently rotatedby-me'ans 4of a payvl' Land ratchet mechanism, mounted upon the, shaft. 32; andactuated indirectly-from the po-Wer,.f y shaft-105- Thesaid mechanism comprises va ratchetlwheelVQY mountedupon the shaftj.; 32, the -teeth. ofnvhich areadapted tofbe.:y engaged byia plurality' of paivls 98, pivot-1y ally carriedby.an-.oscillatingpawl carriera fof-,material Aof suitable,Width-,.96 isjintror. duced into the mandrel=38 and over-'material `80, the` handle y member :is Voperated to bring; thennailin'g mechanism into; its operative position.-` rlhe pressure bar 3 7is lheldv against-'fthe top ofcthestrip v96 byffoot pedalv 99,1yvhich 'is actuated by', a-liil 100 (see Figsl `and 211),.- yAs here illustrated, there;`

arecfourpawlsfefach ofi a. different` length,- \vhicli` are adapted ,to successively: engage'the same tooth ofgthe `ratchet Wheel 97 toi turn. the same .one quarter ofl thev angular distance'. of one tooth.. lThis construction"permitscf.`

a relatively .small angular movement of the saidnyvheel'fori-eachfoperation of. the link 100,With acorrespondingly small intermit-A tentmovementof the shaftl35l and the boX,.- which is being formed. -t will beeunderf y stood that ythe parts .aresofg timed that be-ftween: each of the said movements, .the-

plunger `Z3/is operatedto drive'avnail into the edges of thebox parts. `It Willlikeivise be vimderstood.that,the intermittent move- 'ment of the shaftBand its associated parts,

f just described,` isl accomplished ,While thev clutchjteeth '83 and, 84 are disen/gaged, sothat no .ypofWer isf-.being transmitted to-.lthe `said shaft -from `the 1 continuously. revolvf ingshaft 28...

'Theil-ink member '100, which4 actuates the pawl'fcarrying member-.99, .is connected 'at its'lovver end to 'arevoluble `disk 101, carried by.v a` :longitudinally .extendingushaft 102,V Whichcarries a: b evely gear i 103.- meshing Witht i f a companion gear 104 carried by thetrans-y verse. shaft. 105, Which-latter-.may be driven fromy the'power shaft 22 in any suitable mannen-as by a geartrain. 106. The move-.- ments of the nailing mechanism Q62 and of Athe intermittent feedgjustfd'escribed are both" controlled bythe clutch. 81 .associated with the said shaft 1105, whereby:v both mecha@A v nisms-operaterand vstopsimultaneously. It thus ..results that .the intermittent feeding y andthe nailing are both;-under positive con trol of the operator, andcontinue so long. as he maintains, pressure upon the clutch con-, *trolling l'treadle 82.". In practice, the 'intere l mittent j vmovement is continued 'for lsome1 what morethanfone complete `'revolution :of the sha-ft'y 35, thereby slightly over-lapping' thefgmaterialfl,after IWhich/the motion is; Vstopped by releasingthe treadle 82,5 the ma-V7 terial 96severed in any suitablemanner, and'l thef nailing. mechanism. 62. moved back `to its inoperative positionby the arm 65. i.

- the mandrel and 'holding' disk there is prov Thefbox member-@showin condition the'l yWithdrai'valf of the mandrel .88 and the Y holding .disk36 so that the 'said'box-member-v itself may be removed from the machiner and 1n order-ftel facilitate; 'the said' 4'Withdrawal of 1), which lingers arefpreferably finterconf. z

nected by a-link-gmember 1081s()v that they c shaft is an elbow, shaped :piece of steel .which forms thepressnre bai-.3-r "Vhen the strip -1142 which is :connecteckbya rod to. handle 36'.' The handle- 97 Fig.' 2, .is .pushed for- Y.

y Ward which lowers lpaivls 98 into actingrpo.my 1i .sition on ratchet -97,,F1g. 11.1 At. ,every;;

stroke of the hammer 73, which Workssimu-ltaneously witlrthe shaft 105, ypoyveris trans'- inittedv through igears103 and `104 to shaft'- l10.2,A andhence to link vvhich causes the The pressure bar 37 is actuated by means 'ployed for returning the'lever 40, Whichr cone ptrolstheposition of the shaft, to its nor-' ibo it wir be understood that fromthetime y the' treadle 46.Was originally ydepressed 'tofmal position.

cause the diskf36 to grip the: board mate-" rial up to the completion of `the nailing op-a 1 eration, the said?` treadle has been continually' helddovvn by locking,T1 device 46, Fig". The operators .foot has been employed'to M depress theftreadle 82 'which controls thev 'operationof the intermittent feed and the nailing; mechanism. The operators Other 1.10

foot inthe meantime.,isypressedupon ithe y treadle 112, 'thereby'.bringing the pressure" bar 37..fupon the-strip SDG-'during' *theA process ofnailing. .The said fingers 107 are`ac` .tuated'fby'rmeans of the operatorsjv hand" pressingl the upperone upon thejtopofthe "I mandrel 38. and againstthematerial 96;-FAs l soon as this is accomplished, thel operator trips. or pushes his' foot againstthe lock-46', which releases the member- 45,` and the springs-'1114 bringthe' lever 40 toits original position; and the saidle'ver'-'vv illY clause. the i l shaft-35,#together with'themandrelandf;

the Idisk 36,l tok l.mo'vefin 4an axial td'irection i725 i f 'dravvn lfromthe interior of the 'coimp lete"d'`` f 'boXd me1nber Upon the release of the.. I .I -treadle 46 the temporarysupporting member 75 vvilly also kreturn to itsjinitialf'pos'ition be lneath theboxfmember and Will'serve'to sup- Whei'ebythesaid mandrel-and diskiafre witljii Y of a rockshaft suitablyzjournaled in the i.

frame 20v and adapted tolbe oscillatedfinits" bearings by means ofvalink 111,(see-Fig.-.3)`

ywhich link is rconnected atits lower end to afx treadle- 112. A. suitable spring 113 isadapte` g edtorreturnv the shaft 1'10. to its normalfpo-lr j-sition, and a similar spring 114may befem` 'I message lport thesame until it isremoved from the machine byfhand; i ,i

The flink 100 can be 'adjusted in a'fslot of finember99-so, as to effect the angular movement vfof ,the mandrel 38 dunin g. the. process ing mechanism.. The amount of rotation necessary maybe v'very small and it ivouldfbe somewhat difficult to accurately positionthe- ,parts if the power drivebe employed. .i The invention therefore provides a 4manual means for rotating theshaft 35,sai'd means comA` 1 prising crownteeth v.11e-cut uponqthesurface .required dimensions.

of the gear l34,-. Whiclijissplined to' the 'sha-ft 35 (see Figs. 1', 3 and512)..Piyotallysecured to the collar 116 afleveii 117 provided with a tooth 118 vwhich -is-.adaptedto swing into engagement with the :said f, crown teeth .115. The tooth '1f1,8\.of -the lever `117 is normally held out of engagement with the said .crown teeth 115 by means of a spring '119Which controls vthe said lever. When the lever 117 is moved-against v,the tensiony of j,

`' .hge springso that litstooth 118. engages one of the teeth 115, the .said lever may then be moved in the arc of acircle about the axis ofthe shaft;35 and thus-.rotate thesaidgear 3 4 and' with it v'the said shaft.- The said.y shaft ,.Will, of course,` carry with it the man-.v ,drel-BS, and -the'holding disk 36, andthe pai'- tiallycompleted boX `memberfmay thus be rotated to bring v,any desiredportion thereof start; or vfinish thenailing-operation.' v f beneath the nailing mechanism to "The machine may be readily adjusted 'to make different sized boxes by merely `changifng the'disks 536 and 49 andthe m`andrel3'8.- Should it be desired' ,to change the diameter 4of the finished Abox `it is only 'necessaryA tfo substitute for the said disksandl mandrel then lin use other disks and mandrel/of the However, Whenever the `diameter ofi-the boxes is -changedit becomes necessaryfto raise 'or lower lthe shaft 35 and its associated partsin order that the uppermost Y. point of Ithe periphery of :the 'partially formed boX-member-may,be in a proper position to receive .the nails frlornthe nailing l nrieclianisni,y Thisl is accomplished by/'mountinglr thesaid 'shaft anditsas'so- I v n .A piece-'cf lmaterial in .cofoperative relation ciatedA parts upon a, movable portion 20'v of thev frame 20.. which movable portion may be .suitably .raisedl andloweredby means .of apair 'ofjack screws' 120 Whichmay Vbeinterconnected to .y operate simultaneously y yby means of a sprocket chainv 121.-.engagin'g suitable sprockets upon the said screw shafts.. 1. -f

It Will-thus be seenthat the lpresentinv'ention providesa mechanism for readily `and efficiently manufacturing lboth top and bottom members v;of circulary containers such L fas .cheese boXesand lthe like from. Wood'f'or other suitable material, Which'ma'terial may be fedto tlie'machine in--pi'eces"of-fdijiferent 'j voperated vupon toprovidefdisk members :to f w constitute the top and bottom Walls ofthe shapes and .Y dimensions Whereit is` suitably finished container, after which-the iside Walls thereof are suitablysecured` thereto. The saidmacliineyis Acomparatively simple -in construction and may :be -easilyfa'ndfeiif ciently operated byone man, thusreducing.`

materially they cost of labor and conseqiiently lowering theI cost ofthe' `finished article v f' Itvisgobvious' that those skilled intheart `may vvar-y'tliedetails of construction as yvell as the arrangement ofpartsyvitlioutdeparti yinfrgfrom the spirit ofmthe inventiomhaind therefore {it'is not Wishedto bel limited to',

theqabove 'disclosure exceptasmaywbe rei- 1^ quired bygfthe 'claimsi-V llVliat is'claimed is: p

1.3111 a ydevice ofthe vclass"described the 'combination of means for holding `apiece of -boX forming;- material; means for .cutting a substantially circular, box` end frontiv saidy material; 'means for positioning another piece of' fmaterial in {co-operative relation with saidl first lpiece While so held toIVY forlm the side ivalls of aboX ;v meansl for securing said pieces of material together; y and `means for moving said piecesof material to present successive portions thereof to said securi-ngf means.- f'

2. Ina device ofthe class ,describedl the combina-tiongof rotatable means for holding i apiece of boX formingvmaterial;ineansyfor .cutting said material means =for rotating. said :holding- ,means to cause Hsai'd- @cutting means torcutwsaid material to' a predetermined Acircular shapeymean's for position-y tive relation WithL` said first piecelvfhilev so held to formfa -boX member; y"means for 'se- 'curing' "said ypieces vof material togetheryand said, securing means; 3. In a deviceofthe class described thel combina-tionA of means for holding` a piece of box formingv material, vmeans for 'cuttingr ,ing anotherpiece lof materi-algin co-opera ya substantially circular boX endffromlsaid material, meansv for positioning another with vsaid irstfpiece vvhilegso .held to form material tol present'4 successive Iportions thereof tosaidsecuringmeans.,.-

.-43111 adevice of *the.class''describedgthe.A l

combination of rotatable means for holding apiece of box forming material, means yfor "so cutting said material, 2 i means f for rotating *said holding means-"to cause said-'cutting means to'cut said material 'to a predetermined circular shape, means for.positioningv another piece of material in tno-operative Cil relation Withsaid first piece While so'held -to form a box. member, means for Asecuring @said pieces oi material together, and means .Y material to rotationy has ceased.

for vintermittently moving said pieces of V present successive portions thereof to said securing means after said i 5. In 'a ldevice .of the class described the 'combination ofslidable means for' holding apiece of boX forming material, a saw for cutting said material to a predetermined circular shape, means carried by said slidablevmeansvforv positioning another piece of first piece to form a .boX member, meansv material inv co-operative relation with said for securing said pieces of material'together, andmeans for movingsaid slida-ble lmeans to Withdraw the same-from the completed member.

` 6; Inadevice of the class described the combination of a pairofvrotatable holding Amembers one of which is movable relative to the others; `means for moving said 'first "mentioned member toward and'from s aid second mentioned -member to grip and rie- `lease a piece of boX making material; means for rotating said members and mater1 al;'av z cutting means associatedl with said meinbers adapted to cut said material as it "is rotated to form a disk; means for position- 1 together'.

ing amsecond piece ofy material in'contact with said disk to form a boX member; and means forsecuring saidpieces of material -7. In a device of the class describedl the combination of means including a rotatable yholding memberand a cutting memloerjforA forming afiat circular boxmember blank;

means forpositioning a portion of a stripy of materialadapted to form the side Walls of thebox'member -in rio-operative relation lto-said blank `While the latter'is held by said holding member; means for securing said portion Yof said strip yand said blank together; and means for rotating' said blank stripto bring other'portions of said `strip into co-operative relation With said 'l blank whereby they'maywbe 'acted upon by said securing means; l i a'device of the class described the "combination of means forpforming a fiat cir- :cular boxv member :blankcomprising a pair of rotatable :holding disks and a cutter; means'for.positioning` a portion of a strip 'of 'material `adapted to form thev side Walls o'ftheboxmember in co-operative vrelation to said blank While soheld; means forse- 'curing:said vportion of said vstrip' and said :blank together `and means for intermittently V'-'rotatin'g saidblank and strip "tobring other l f portions of saidstrip intoy co-operativefrela- :tion with said blank'vvhereby theymay be for rotating said disks and material';"cutting y means adapted to engage said 'material during said 'rotationi'to' form therefrom a dat ,i

circular box f blank; ra mandrel' carried by ysaid shaft adapted to position andl support arstrip of materia-ladapted yto form the side Walls of aboX` member in engagement WithI Asaidpblank Whilersoheld; means forfsecur` .ing said strip tofsaid bla-nk; and means for p intermittently rotatingjsaid blank and strip, whereby' 'successive portionsf'of said strip maybe brought into engagement VWith-said blank and secured thereto by said securing mean i Y 10. In a device of the class described vthe combination of 4a lrotatable disk; a longil tudinallymovable shaft "carrying second disk; in axial alignment AWith said lfirst disk; means form'ovings'aid shaft and second disk longitudinally relative 1 to said first disk," whereby apiecejo-f box` formingfmaterial maybe gripped and held between 'said disks;

means for rotating said rdisks'and" material;

cuttingmeans comprising a rotatablefs'aw adapted'toengagesaid material; during said rotation'tofform Vtherefrom a kicl/at Pcircular boX blank; 'means for moving'. said saw-into and-out of engagementvvith sai'd'material; a mandrel carried by said'shaft adapted to position and'l'support a; strip [of material adapted to form the side Walls 'of abou mem-v ber in engagement With said blank While so held; means for securing said strip :to said f blank; and ymeans for-intermittently rotating saidblank and strip', whereby successivey 1 portions of said strip may be brought into engagementY With' saidy blank and secured thereto by said securing means.v combination of 5a rotatable disk; aflongitudinally lmovable shaft carrying ail-second disk;-in axial alignment with' s'aid'fir'st disk;

means formoving said shaftlandsecond'disk.

longitudinally [relative to' said iirst' disk, whereby Ia piececf box forming-material may be gripped andheld betvveen lsaid?disksl: means for continuously'rotating saidldisks and material; means forautomatically stop ping said "rotation atfthev completion offone revolution; independent means for manually rotating' said disks 'andimate-rial; cutting means adapted to engage said material during said rotation to formiv therefrom' a fiat cifrc'u'larcboX bla-nk; a mandrel "carried by v,Said shaft adapted. to' position and support 11; In ya'ydevice of the class vdescribed the y v blank and secured thereto by said securing :esta 'f strip Gifmania aiand` to. ,form-amide'- walls of a `boxnriernber-in engagement with Said blank-,While 4S0 hldfiinieas-tQr-seeiras Seid 'Strip to `said blank.; andineans .for in; termittently rotatnssiid bleak and strip,

whereby successive portions of said strip may be brought into -Lengagement withy said means. l12. In a device of the classfdescribedthe v vcombination of a rotatable diskga longitudivnally movable shaft carrying a second disk,

means for moving said shaftand second disk4 longitudinally relative 'to said first disk,

in axial alignment with said irst disk;

whereby ya vpiece of box -forming material i ,f may be gripped andheld betwen said disks;

power means Afor` continuous rotating: said disks and material; means for automatically stopping said'rotation at the completion ot onel revolution; independent meansfor man' ually rotating-said disks and material; cutting means adapted to engage said materialy during said rotation to form therefrom a flat circular box blank; a mandrel carried iby said'shaftadapted to positionand support i tionsof said strip may bebrought intoengagement with saidpblank and secured thereto by saidsecuring means@4 I n I 13. In a boX making 'machine nailing mechanism adapted to secure va hoop to `,a

I fdisk, clamping means adapted to support the disk, and means for forming said'diskv from a blank engagedby said clamping means, whereby said disk, when formechwill be accurately positioned with respect gether, of means for holdingand trimming the nailing mechanism. i v

14. In abox vmaking machine, the com-y bination with mechanically` operable mechanism 'for securing' Wooden vmembers toa blank to the form of a disk, the periphery of the disk so held bearing a predetermined relation to said securing mechanism, said securing mechanism being movable into and out ofoperative position with respect to the .disk, and means` co-operating with said tothe disk. f u

15. yIn a box making machine,the combination with automatic nailing mechanism movable between an yadvanced and a refy 'tractedpositiom of means for engaginga blank and trimmingsaid blank to provide a circular margin in an operative position with'respect to said nailingv'mechanism in its advancedposition, and means for intermittently advancing the 4pe riphery lofthe 'to the periphery of said blank. v

, 20. In a box/makingy Ymachine,': nailing 1 "mechanism movable to; andfrom v( )perative position, a' cylindrical man'dreliin predeter"I V i mined relation to the loperative position of :bla-11k. I. beneeth i saith mailing -.-f,mechansm,g "whereby a hoop may be amend 1.113011fairly` i v blank and Seltetther-eteat intervals-w; 16j Iii a' `110K, makina ma@ .11e i means for-1 damning. lblankign a watabley y-Pistiim,a`

eetmeter @trimmingthe-blank to; Citcii r termi imlechanieallyl Qnerablefseciirng Lirieeha` t vanismv normally `maintainedwina "retracted '1 11W. position, butv'movable' into voperative posi-M tion above the,pei'i phery of:` ythe trimmed,` blank,l and" means"co-operating ywith-l said. clamping means for windinga strip `of hoop f yforming material upon the blank and sim'ul-f taneou anism. i. i v y .17. 4A boX'inaking machine, including aset sly operating said securing mechof rotatable members,f means for ,clamping ka blank between said members,Vmeans for f rotating the members andy :trimming the 1margin 'oit'they blank, meansifor `nailing [a hoop member to the trimmed 'periphery-ofv1 the blank while maintaining saidl blankfin clamped position, and' means for rotatingf` v'said members intermittently `to -jadvancethe'l periphery. of the blank past said nailingy between successive-l; z

means in 'the intervals nailing operations.

means for: clampinga blank vin rotatablepos sition, means for rrotating the `blank andforf i "18g-A1 vfbox making machined-including i simultaneouslyl cutting its margins vto cir# "cular form, means for securing one end of ahoop member to theblank while maintain-v ing the blank in.` its clamped position, means for intermittently rotating th'eblank tofwind vthe hoop member thereon,andmeans for op- .y

erating said hoop.r securing meansv between successive advancing `movements ofthe Ape-v the hoopf 05 riphery ofysaidblank to secure member thereto at intervalsii 19. Ina boli making mach'ne,iamachine i.

tween said clamping members, vmeansQfor ,fra-mega set of clamping-members supported 1 by said'frameland rotatable `uponl'a horizontal axis, means 'for engaging ablank "berotating said membersl and triinmingv'said blank tocircular form, and nailing mechthe nailing'm'echani'sm,"means Jfor lclamping va blank ladjacent .the side of the vimandrel,

means ,forrtrimming the blank in substantial to maintain a hoop member in contactiw'ith means for :causing 1 said, nailing mechanism anism normally lretracted from thev path of 1,. said blank and movable" from said retracted position to a predetermined pointrelativeto l)the trimmed blank, saidl nailing mechanism' ,115.gif

being adapted to secure a hoop at intervals f" holding means for winding ay hoop vmember upon vthe disk and `rendering said securing -means operative tofastenv the hoop member v conformity with the peripheryfo'f theman drel, means .cof-Operating with `the mandrel Vtsee'ure theheop tothe blakfatntevels ab'OutjtS periphery, j', v ,21; The process' off 'making cylindrical boxes; Consisting' in 'clamping 'a' blank be- 5 tween)rotatable menflbers;a trnmnngthe 'l blank toA circularv form and lem/111g 1t centered Wlth anadjacentmem'ber bearlng a Vpredetelrminedrelation to a, nailing device, utomatically 'Winding a hoopv about the refrcular 'blank' end ythe 'adjacent member, and l0 simultaneously nailng'the hoop tothe'blank.

n In' testimony Whereoi'l effx mysighatlire;

JOHN ALBQRECHG;y 

